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Texas Longhorns Secure Official Visit With Florida Gators 4-Star Commit

The Texas Longhorns are looking to make another 2025 recruit flip his commitment.
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Head coach Steve Sarkisian greets fans before the Texas Longhorns take on ULM at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian greets fans before the Texas Longhorns take on ULM at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. | Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns continue to do work on the 2025 recruiting trail ahead of Saturday's matchup against the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners.

According to Rivals, Florida Gators four-star defensive lineman commit Joseph Mbatchou has locked in an official visit with Texas for Oct. 18. It's likely that Mbatchou will be in attendance the following day for the Longhorns' meeting with Georgia at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Mbatchou told Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman that the Longhorns are in hot pursuit of him.

"Right now, Texas is probably recruiting me the hardest," Mbatchou said, per Spiegelman.

Mbatchou is a four-star recruit on Rivals' players rankings and a three-star on both 247Sports and On3.

A Grayson High School product (Loganville, GA), Mbatchou has been committed to Florida since July 31. He's received offers from programs like South Carolina, Auburn, USC, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, Tennessee and many more. He already made an unofficial visit to Texas on Sept. 14 and has official visits set with Auburn (Nov. 2) and Florida (Nov. 16) later this fall.

Per 247Sports' rankings, Mbatchou is the No. 46th-ranked defensive lineman in the 2025 class and the No. 50 overall player in the state of Georgia.

Should the Longhorns manage to flip Mbatchou, he'd join a Texas recruiting class that's highlighted by five-star talents like receiver Kaliq Lockett, safety/linebacker Jonah Williams and receiver Jaime Ffrench. The Longhorns just flipped Florida State four-star receiver commit Daylan McCutcheon on Thursday and could soon look to do the same with Mbatchou.

No. 1 Texas and No. 18 Oklahoma will kick off from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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